| TEST | LIMIT |
| Total color, percent by mass. (Min) | 90.0 |
| Sum of volatile matter (at 135 °C) and halides and sulfates (calculated as sodium salts), percent by mass. (Max) | 10.0 |
| Insoluble matter (alkaline solution), percent by mass. (Max) | 0.50 |
| Tetrachlorophthalic acid, percent by mass. (Max) | 1.20 |
| Brominated resorcinol, percent by mass. (Max) | 0.40 |
| 2,3,4,5-Tetrachloro-6-(3,5-dibromo-2,4-dihydroxybenzoyl) benzoic acid, percent by mass. (Max) | 0.70 |
| 2′,4′,5′,7′-Tetrabromo-4,5,6,7-tetrachlorofluorescein, ethyl ester, percent by mass. (Max) | 2.00 |
| Lower halogenated subsidiary colors, percent by mass. (Max) | 4.00 |
| Lead (as Pb) parts per million (Max) | 20.0 |
| Arsenic (as As), parts per million (Max) | 3.00 |
| Mercury (as Hg), parts per million (Max) | 1.00 |
